HVAC Repair in Pearland, TX
Homes here need heat from December through February and cooling from April through October. If your system quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Brazoria County will get in touch.
Tell us about the job
It takes about a minute.
Ten months of work a year, then a storm hits
Your air conditioner runs April through October here, working against summer afternoons that average 91°F. That is seven months of long cooling cycles, and the compressor and the outdoor fan motor carry that load the whole time. Come December, the system switches over and the furnace or heat pump takes on three months of cold nights that average 47°F. Almost half the homes in this area heat with electricity, so a heat pump that cools all summer is often the same unit keeping the house warm in winter, with no break between seasons.
Brazoria County has logged 63 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Across Texas, a third of households lost power for at least 24 hours in 2024. Most systems restart on their own once power is back, but a system that has been running hard for ten months of the year is the one more likely to trip out or fail to restart clean.
- 3 months
- December through February, your system heats
- 7 months
- April through October, it cools
- 47°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 91°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
Texas requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation tests contractors before granting this license, and it keeps a record of who holds one. The license belongs to the contractor, not to the job, so the same license that qualifies someone to install a system is what qualifies them to repair yours.
For a repair on a heating and cooling system, that license is what stands behind the work. If the repair touches a gas connection, that joint is the part that has to be right, since a bad connection there is what makes the job dangerous, and in Texas that responsibility sits with the licensed contractor doing the work.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- Why is my heat not working?
- Most likely the igniter has failed or the thermostat is set wrong. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and a few degrees above room temperature first, since that's the most common miss. If the furnace runs but never lights, or lights and shuts off again, the igniter or flame sensor is usually the cause. About half the homes in Pearland heat with electricity, and an electric system that won't come on at all is more often a tripped breaker than a bad part. Either way, a licensed contractor can tell you which it is.
- Why is my system running but not cooling the house?
- Check the filter first. A clogged filter cuts off airflow across the coil, and when that happens the coil can ice over and blow warm air even though the system is running. If the filter looks fine, the next most common cause is low refrigerant from a leak, which a technician has to check with gauges, not something you can see. With afternoons averaging 91°F here, a system that's low on refrigerant or short on airflow will fall behind fast and never catch up.
- What can I check before calling for HVAC repair?
- Start with the thermostat. Make sure it's set to heat or cool as needed and the batteries aren't dead, since a blank or unresponsive display is often just that. Next, check the filter and pull it out if it's gray or clogged, since a blocked filter can stop a system from heating or cooling right. Then check the breaker panel for anything tripped, especially after a storm, since Texas homes lose power often enough that this is worth a look before assuming the equipment itself is broken. If those all check out and the problem is still there, it's time to have a licensed contractor take a look.